Chapter 138 Paying Tuition

Chapter 138 Paying Tuition

Chapter 138 Paying Tuition

Master Han was both surprised and impressed by the long-term vision and magnanimity shown by the young man Wang Hao.

However, if Wang Hao was not so outstanding, he would not have decided to invest in such a 24-year-old young director to shoot "Fatal Call".

So when Wang Hao agreed to his suggestion and decided to make the movie "Wushuang" into a Sino-US co-production blockbuster, he decisively picked up the phone and called Deputy Director Chen Guofu.

Less than an hour after the call was hung up, someone knocked on Mr. Han’s office door from outside.

"Please come in!"

Along with Mr. Han Sanye's voice, a middle-aged man in his forties with gray hair pushed the door and walked in. It was Chen Guofu, the director of the Asian production department of Columbia Pictures, who was responsible for the development and production of Chinese-language films.

At this time, he was wearing a leather jacket and a pair of large black-framed glasses. His face was very serious, but when he saw Wang Hao, he couldn't help but smile a little.

"Just now, President Han said on the phone that a genius wanted to meet me. I was a little bit unconvinced, but I didn't expect that I could meet our youngest billion-dollar box office director. It seems that President Han didn't lie to me."

Seeing Deputy Chen Guo extending his right hand to him, Wang Hao quickly stood up, bent down and shook hands with the other party.

After all, he is a senior in the film industry and he should be shown due respect.

"Uncle Han was just talking to me about you, Mr. Chen. In front of a senior like you, a junior like me still needs to learn a lot."

What he said was not false.

You know, Chen Guofu himself is a very legendary person.

Born in 1958, he never received any formal education related to film since childhood. His father made a living by selling leather shoes and believed that "studying is useless."

Therefore, Chen Guofu and his three sisters did not go to college. After only one semester of high school, they switched to studying mechanical drawing, which had nothing to do with movies.

After graduation, the young and frivolous Chen Guofu did not work honestly to earn money. He lived a carefree life for a while. It was not until 1980 that he was invited by the underground publication "Film Weekly" to write film reviews, and then he began to have an intersection with movies.

Since then, his film career has been going smoothly.

In 1986, Chen Guofu rewrote the script of "The Terrorizers" for Edward Yang and officially started his film career.

In 1990, Chen Guofu's debut film "Junior High School Girl" was released.

In 1993, Chen Guofu collaborated with Amy Yip, David Wu, Elva Hsiao and others to film "Only Live for You for One Day".

In 1998, he was nominated for the "Best Director" at the 35th Taiwan Golden Horse Film Awards for his work as a screenwriter and director, "Marriage Advertisement".

In 2002, Chen Guo wrote, directed and produced the thriller film "Double Vision", which was later "referenced" by the film "Detective Chinatown 2".

In 2004, Chen Guofu produced "Kekexili" and "A World Without Thieves".

After producing "A World Without Thieves", the always proud Feng Dapao praised him highly, saying that he would give very specific suggestions on the script instead of empty words like "the theme is a bit weak, the conflict is not sharp enough" like some other producers.

As a versatile person who is proficient in writing, directing and supervising, it is no wonder that Vice President Chen Guo is known as the "No. 1 Producer of Chinese Films".

In the office, after sitting down, Deputy Chen Guo praised Wang Hao's "Fatal Call" from a professional perspective, and then the topic naturally shifted to the buyout of overseas copyrights.

Wang Hao, who was willing to cooperate, naturally would not refuse this and agreed immediately.

Then Wang Hao also mentioned his new project, "Wushuang".

After reading the script, Chen Guofu was also very interested in this project. However, when Han Sanye proposed to cooperate with Columbia and make it a Sino-US co-production, Chen Guofu looked hesitant.

"Cooperation, hiss, this is probably a bit unfortunate."

Deputy Chen Guo said with an embarrassed look:

“To be honest, purchasing the copyright of “Fatal Call” was my last job as the director of production for Columbia Asia.

I have already discussed with Huayi and will go there as the executive producer of a film this year. I am afraid I will not be able to stay in Columbia for long."

Wang Hao and Mr. Han San looked at each other, they did not expect the situation to be like this.

“And even if I were still in Columbia, I wouldn’t necessarily have a say in your project.

After all, I am only the director of Columbia Asia. I don’t have much say in the headquarters, otherwise I wouldn’t have thought of leaving.”

After saying this, Deputy Chen Guo spread his hands helplessly, indicating that he was powerless.

Mr. Han San remained silent about this, but Wang Hao was still smiling.

"No matter what, Mr. Chen, you have more experience than me.

May I ask Mr. Chen, if we want to go the Sino-US co-production route, set up a film production company overseas, and shoot and produce "Wushuang", is it easy?

If you want to work with Hollywood film companies again, based on your experience at Columbia Pictures, what problems would there be?"

Deputy Chen Guo looked at the script of "Wushuang" in his hand, pondered for a moment, and replied:
"If we only look at the movie script and your directing skills, the entire movie content still has some market in Europe and the United States.

The only problem is distribution and release, and this small company probably doesn't have the capabilities to do that.

As for big Hollywood studios like the Big Eight, firstly, it is not easy to approach them, and they may not be willing to learn about your project; secondly, even if they are willing to try to distribute your film, they will inevitably exploit you.

For example, the recent film "Huo Yuanjia" had good box office performance thanks to Li Lianjie's fame in Europe and the United States, but the producers did not make much profit in the end."

“No matter how little the revenue is, can it be lower than “Fatal Call”?” Wang Hao asked with a smile.

This made Deputy Chen Guo stunned. "Of course not, but if that's the case, you will be at a disadvantage."

Wang Hao smiled slightly, "There is an old saying in China, 'Suffering a loss is a blessing.'"

“It is extremely difficult for Chinese films to go abroad.

On the one hand, the difference in underlying cultural logic makes it difficult for foreigners to accept the content of the film. On the other hand, the other side is more powerful and our films themselves do not have much of an advantage.

So if you want to enter the other party's territory and play with them, I think it's reasonable to pay some tuition fees. What do you think, Mr. Chen?"

In fact, there was one more thing Wang Hao didn’t say, which is that you can pay tuition, but you can’t keep paying tuition.

Chinese filmmakers still need to arm themselves and become stronger, so that while the national strength grows, they can also go abroad and spread Chinese culture to all parts of the world.

Of course, there is no need to say such words in front of Chen Guofu, a Taiwanese filmmaker.

(End of this chapter)